Our Conference Program
An environment where participants and experts can exchange ideas and experiences
Master of Ceremony: Prof.
Omaru Maruatona,
Dr. Paul Black
08:00
Registration open
08:50
Conference start and introduction of guest speaker
MC
09:00
Welcome and Opening remarks
City of Ballarat
09:10
Keynote
Federation University
09:30
Keynote 1
eManaged Speaker
10:00
AM Tea
Session Chair: Omaru Maruatona
10:20
Special Announcement
10:50
How To Build Your Own Tech Startup
David Mulraney, The Repair Group
11:20
Fraud Investigation
Erica Muir, IBM
11:50
Personal Cyber Defence in the Age of Oversharing
Gyle dela Cruz
12:30
Lunch
Session Chair: Cameron Foale
13:30
Automating CTI Extraction
Martin van Praag, Microsoft/ICSL
14:00
‘Hacking’ into your Cyber career: from Start to Specialist
Rue Marahaj, Melbourne Water
14:30
An Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Attacks
Sanam Makadia, Datacom
15:00
PM Tea
Session Chair: Scott Mellis
15:20
Building a High-Performing Cybersecurity Team
Prof. Paul Watters, Cyberstronomy
15:50
How To Land Your Dream Cyber Job
Tim Haintz, Microsoft/ICSL
16:20
Closing Remarks
Robert Layton
Master of Ceremony: Scott Mellis, David Mulraney
Session Chair: David Mulraney
09:25
Day 2 Opening
09:30
Topic TBA
Daniel Rodriguez, AFP
10:00
AM Tea
Session Chair: Suryani Lim
10:20
Running K7 Cyberdetective Game
Simon Lavigne, Microsoft
10:50
Understanding the Cyber World of Attackers and Defenders
Anurag Khanna, Crowdstrike
11:20
IoT Cybersecurity Rules, Regulations, Code, Guidelines & Standards
Matt Tett, Enex Testlab
11:50
Cyber Supply Chain Risk
Narain Singh, Telstra
12:30
Lunch
Session Chair: Robert Layton
13:30
Detecting Scattered Spider: Mitre Attack perspective
Aditya Patil, Telstra
14:00
Case Study: How we Hacked and Translated The Great Ace Attorney
Adib Surani, Scarlet Study
14:30
Behind the Breach: Exploring Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Richard Grainger, Triskele Labs
15:00
PM Tea
Session Chair: Pooja Mishra
15:20
Your Identity is Under Attack: How to Fight Back and Win
Kanik Sachdeva, Medibank
15:50
Web Hacking for Beginners
Chuanshu Jiang, Shea Security
16:20
Closing Remarks
Paul Black
Frequently asked questions, about the conference
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Absolutely! BSides Ballarat is designed for everyone, whether you're a seasoned cybersecurity professional, a student just starting out, or simply curious about the field. With a wide range of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities, there’s something for all skill levels and interests. If you’re passionate about learning, connecting, and growing in cybersecurity, this conference is for you!
Are you a developer interested in building web applications and at the same time thinking about multiple parts of the stack needed to build them? Then this conference is for you. Many of the sessions either touch a specific concept or go about multiple parts of the stack.
Are you a developer interested in building web applications and at the same time thinking about multiple parts of the stack needed to build them? Then this conference is for you. Many of the sessions either touch a specific concept or go about multiple parts of the stack.
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